BARBIE BERLIN: Leyla Piedayesh, the founder and power behind Berlin fashion label Lala Berlin, is known to be a mover and shaker, but not necessarily a living doll – until now, that is. As part of ...

A Berlin-based latex designer has teamed with German lifestyle magazine TUSH to create a particularly kinky Barbie wardrobe to raise money for a “Design With Barbie” charity project. This isn't the ...

Seventy years ago, a German tabloid newspaper created the Lilli doll, a fantasy figure for men based on a cartoon character. That character eventually inspired another iconic doll — Barbie. Needing to ...

NUREMBURG, Germany, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. toy maker Mattel says its new Barbie doll modeled on German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be an inspiration for young girls. "She's simply a good role model ...

The Lilli doll, created by the Bild tabloid, went from a spur-of-the-moment cartoon to a gag gift for adults in Germany before being seen as an inspiration for young women in the US. The Bild tabloid ...